Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 42
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Historic Street Address: 1115 Chestnut Street
Historic Street Address: 1118 Chestnut Street
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item 1, top left: Image from "Can You Recall This Bit of Old Philadelphia?," a regular feature of the Evening Public Ledger. Shown is what was once Girard Row, on Chestnut Street, between 11th and 12th Streets. Reproduction of an 1870 photograph for the Evening Public Ledger, 10.5 x 11 cm, c. 1925..
Item 2, top right: Image from "Can You Recall This Bit of Old Philadelphia?," a regular feature of the Evening Public Ledger. Shown is the Cornucopia Restaurant and Hotel, at the SE corner of Broad & Chestnut Streets, in 1875. Reproduction of an 1875 photograph for the Evening Public Ledger, 9 x 15 cm, c. 1925.
Item 3, bottom: Image from "Can You Recall This Bit of Old Philadelphia?," a regular feature of the Evening Public Ledger. Shown is the earliest location of the newly-founded Union League, at 1118 Chestnut Street. Seen on Election Day, October 13, 1863, the facade is covered with campaign posters. Reproduction of an 1863 photograph for the Evening Public Ledger, 15.5 x 16 cm, c. 1925.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.163959
Geocode Latitude:39.950487
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.18
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler